Imagine losing your family, feeling frightened and alone. Now imagine finding safety and hope in a welcoming, comfortable, caring setting where your path to a new home begins. Each day cats and dogs—small and large, young and old—walk through the doors of HSSET for a second chance at life. The future home of HSSET will be built exactly for that—second chances, for both pets and their people. HSSET’s dream of a new shelter campus was put into motion when we received a generous donation from Sheila and Walter Umphrey. Our capital campaign officially started in 2015, with an estimated timeline of five to seven years. Now, because of the fire and our current temporary facility, HSSET is striving to expedite the fundraising process with the goal of beginning construction of